Chapter 123 Jiang Wen: Zhou Qing is a strong rival, "Crazy Stone" schedule
Chapter 123 Jiang Wen: Zhou Qing is a strong rival, "Crazy Stone" schedule
"It's the first day of school, so of course I have to come back."
Liu Yifei said it as a matter of course.
Otherwise, when Wang Jinsong holds a class meeting and no one is present, how embarrassing it would be!
Wang Jinsong has always been nice to her, and Liu Yifei can't embarrass her teacher.
"Come back more often, otherwise I won't see you at all."
Zhou Qing took the opportunity to sit down next to Liu Yifei.
"Actually, I really want to come back more often, but there's nothing I can do because I have too many scenes to play."
Liu Yifei shook her head and said with a little distress.
Liu Yifei doesn’t get along very well with her classmates, which is a big concern for her.
So she brings all kinds of gifts to her classmates almost every time she comes back, but it doesn't seem to have much effect.
It did not improve her relationship with her classmates.
"Don't let anyone else hear you saying this, or they'll beat you to death."
Zhou Qing smiled and said to Liu Yifei, "Sister, you were being Versailles unintentionally."
"It's not that exaggerated."
Although Liu Yifei said this, she was not stupid and knew that what Zhou Qing said made sense.
Although I am now a junior, and each of my classmates has made progress in their own way, no one can compare to me.
In terms of career, they are far apart.
She would never stimulate other people's hearts.
Only in front of Zhou Qing, who is more successful than herself, can Liu Yifei complain without any scruples.
"How many days will you stay in school this time?"
After the two sides chatted for a while, Zhou Qing asked this question.
"I'm afraid I have to leave tomorrow. I'll have to ask my homeroom teacher for leave after class today."
Liu Yifei tells the truth.
"You came back all this time just to take a day off?"
Zhou Qing complained.
"I can't help it. The whole crew is waiting, and I'm the leading actress!"
Liu Yifei pouted and showed off in front of Zhou Qing.
"What a shame! You won't be able to attend the celebration party for La La Land."
Zhou Qing shook his head with regret.
China Film Group is currently handling this matter, and the celebration banquet will begin tomorrow.
But you can't let Liu Yifei go home a day later just because of something like this, right?
What they said is right, the entire crew is waiting for the heroine to start filming.
"Tomorrow? That's a shame. I really want to join in the fun."
Liu Yifei also had a look of regret on her face, but she had already agreed with Zhang Jizhong to go back to film tomorrow.
It is indeed inappropriate to change your mind at the last minute just because you are going to attend the celebration banquet.
It can only be missed.
"Classmates, let's start the class."
As we were chatting, the first class began and the substitute teacher walked up to the podium with the teaching materials.
Zhou Qing temporarily perked up and began to listen to the class attentively with other students.
He sat very straight, looking like a good student.
There was no way. He was a super celebrity in the class and the teacher's eyes would glance at him from time to time.
How can I not be serious?
If I desert my post, I'll probably be the first one to be discovered.
All I can say is that becoming a celebrity does come with a price.
"I'm leaving now. If you have time, come visit me at work!"
That afternoon, Liu Yifei returned to school, punched in, and left again.
However, before leaving, Liu Yifei did not forget to give Zhou Qing earnest instructions, and her eyes were quite earnest when she looked at Zhou Qing.
"I will."
Zhou Qing agreed.
Right now, "Hearing Girl" has not officially started, so he is not that busy.
Before that, there's nothing wrong with going to see Liu Yifei.
"Director Zhou, congratulations on the box office success of La La Land!"
"Congratulations to La La Land for breaking 80 million at the box office!"
On February 2, the celebration party for "La La Land" was held as scheduled and was once again sought after by many filmmakers in the industry.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhou Qing's weight was actually different before and after the release of "La La Land".
The movie box office of 80 million also had a significant impact on Zhou Qing's status.
After all, he is the most box office-winning director in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, besides Zhang Feng and Zhou Xingchi.
If we remove the Hong Kong entertainment name Zhou Xingchi, Zhou Qing would definitely be the third highest-grossing director.
Even if you ignore all the other dazzling awards, just looking at the box office results is enough to attract people.
Not to mention, Zhou Qing's trophy was indeed dazzling and terrifying!
Plus the new film project "Hearing Girl".
Wow, there were more people coming to this celebration party than to the premiere.
However, the two great directors Zhang Guoshi and Feng Xiaogang did not attend, which was also beyond Zhou Qing's expectations.
It’s already a great honor for them to come to the premiere, and there’s no way they’ll be attending the celebration party again.
But in addition to these two great directors, another great director came, which surprised Zhou Qing a lot.
"Director Jiang, you are so welcome!"
While Zhou Qing was shaking hands and greeting Jiang Wen, he was secretly complaining in his heart.
If I remember correctly, wasn't Jiang Wen unblocked this year?
Shouldn't the other party be preparing his new movie, "The Sun Also Rises" at this time?
By the way, he also gave Yang Shoucheng a severe blow.
"I've long wanted to meet you, the new 'great director' from the mainland. You've won so many awards in Berlin and Venice. You must be quite capable."
It is not easy for such an arrogant person like Jiang Wen to praise Zhou Qing.
This is Jiang Wen, who made a bold statement in front of reporters, "China doesn't have the best director now, but there will be one in the future, and that person will be me."
But then again, Zhou Qing's record is indeed very impressive.
He has made three movies since his debut, and each of them won three major awards, which even surprised Jiang Wen.
Before this, Jiang Wen couldn't imagine that someone could be so powerful.
"Director Jiang, you're too polite. Actually, I've known Director Jiang for a long time."
Zhou Qing smiled and started chatting with Jiang Wen.
"Your new movie is about to start filming, right? What a coincidence, I also have a movie to shoot this year, so you better be careful."
As Jiang Wen spoke, his fighting spirit became higher.
Although he couldn't make any films during the five years of being banned, Jiang Wen had been secretly preparing for it.
It can be said that all the efforts of five years were put into "The Sun Also Rises".
Jiang Wen was so confident that he believed his movie would not be worse than Zhou Qing's.
Surely, he would be able to win the top three prizes in Europe like Zhou Qing did!
Although Zhou Qing is indeed a strong opponent, Jiang Wen is not bad either.
"Director Jiang's new film is really something to look forward to."
Zhou Qing answered while complaining in his heart.
Sure enough, this is Jiang Wen’s style.
He is flamboyant, arrogant, and aggressive, and doesn't know how to restrain himself at all.
"Same here. I'm also very much looking forward to your "Hearing Girl." Jiang Wen's words were absolutely from the heart.
Judging from Zhou Qing’s current “rules” of filmmaking, “The Hearing Girl” is very likely to be another award-winning film.
And the probability of winning the prize is very, very high!
This is indeed the kind of movie that Jiang Wen pays close attention to.
"You two are already chatting. I was thinking of introducing you to each other."
Han Sanping appeared beside the two of them at the right time.
That’s right, Jiang Wen was actually called by Han Sanping.
Jiang Wen and Zhou Qing are both directors that Han Sanping respects. In fact, he had long wanted to invite them to come out and sit together.
In addition, Jiang Wen will be unbanned this year and will return to the ranks of directors, so this celebration banquet is the best time.
"I've heard of Director Jiang's name for a long time, so I don't need your introduction, Mr. Han."
Zhou Qing said to Han Sanping with a smile.
"Director Zhou has also attracted my attention for a long time. When we met today, we felt like old friends. You are late."
Jiang Wen is also very casual in front of Han Sanping, and the two of them get along more like friends.
"Haha, that's good. It seems like you guys had a really good chat."
Han Sanping was also quite happy to see the two of them having a pleasant conversation.
The three of them started to greet each other in full view of the crowd, with smiles emanating from them from time to time, which really attracted a lot of attention.
"By the way, I'll introduce someone to you later."
They chatted for a while, and after Han Sanping left, Jiang Wen suddenly remembered something, straightened his face and said to Zhou Qing.
"Who is this person? Why is he being so mysterious?"
Zhou Qing asked Jiang Wen with some curiosity.
Jiang Wen didn't beat around the bush for Zhou Qing and told him the truth: "He's an actor that Ying Huang strongly supports. Brother, I'm under the care of Mr. Yang, so I have no choice but to bring him here. Don't be surprised."
As expected of Jiang Wen, she spoke the truth so directly, leaving Zhou Qing in a state of confusion.
Judging from the looks of it, Yang Shoucheng has probably already reached an agreement with Jiang Wen and is preparing to invest in each other's "The Sun Also Rises".
However, he naturally couldn't refuse such a thing, so he readily agreed: "What's wrong with that? You brought people over to support me, and I have to thank you."
"I hope you don't mind." Jiang Wen smiled.
"Who is that person? Why can you bring him here in person?"
Zhou Qing asked again.
Yang Shoucheng was able to persuade Jiang Wen to bring people here, so the other party must have a special relationship with Yinghuang.
"Who else could it be? It must be that Nicholas Tse. Mr. Yang treats him like his son."
Jiang Wen curled her lips and seemed to look down on Nicholas Tse.
Zhou Qing nodded, understanding.
If it is this person, then it is not surprising. What Jiang Wen said is right, he is indeed Ying Huang’s biological son.
But with Nicholas Tse's acting skills...
Zhou Qing couldn't help but shook his head secretly in his heart, he couldn't afford to get hurt.
"I brought the person to you. I am too lazy to introduce him. I am sure you know him."
After consulting Zhou Qing, Jiang Wen soon appeared in front of Zhou Qing with Nicholas Tse.
"You can call yourself."
Jiang Wen threw these words to Nicholas Tse again and didn’t plan to say anything more.
"Hello Director Zhou, I'm Tingfeng Xie, and I've heard of Director Zhou for a long time."
Nicholas Tse started to greet Zhou Qing, but the arrogance in his bones could not be concealed no matter what.
After all, he is a top second-generation actor from Hong Kong Island and had just starred in The Promise, directed by the great poet Chen. It is understandable that Nicholas Tse is a little bit arrogant.
"Hello."
Zhou Qing simply nodded and exchanged a few simple greetings with the other party, and that was it.
"I have completed the task assigned to me by Mr. Yang. He is most likely here for your "Hearing Girl"."
"You, use him when necessary, and don't use him if he's not suitable. Don't worry about me. I just brought him to see you. There's no other intention."
After Nicholas Tse left, Jiang Wen spoke to Zhou Qing very bluntly.
How should I put it, this guy is a bit arrogant, but frankly speaking, it is quite comfortable to get along with him.
"Actually, you don't need to tell me, that's what I was planning too."
Zhou Qing just laughed.
"You guy."
Jiang Wen also shook his head and laughed.
"Director Zhou."
"Director Zhou."
Jiang Wen guessed correctly. Not long after the greeting, Nicholas Tse found a suitable opportunity to come in front of Zhou Qing.
Asking about "The Hearing Girl" in both explicit and implicit ways.
It's not just Nicholas Tse, many other actors are the same.
Four out of ten people have the same idea, which is to get involved in "The Hearing Girl".
Zhou Qing always gave the same reply to this, saying that he could just send his resume when the casting for "The Hearing Girl" started.
Many people were disappointed for a while.
"I'm so envious. All of them came here just for your new movie."
Ning Hao sighed half seriously and half jokingly.
Given his relationship with Zhou Qing, he would naturally attend the celebration party for "La La Land".
"There's nothing to envy. When 'Stone' is released, they will also compete to act in your movie."
Zhou Qing said to Ning Hao very confidently.
"I dare not think about it."
Although Ning Hao said this, his whole spirit and energy became different when he mentioned "Stone".
It can be seen that Ning Hao is also very confident about "Crazy Stone".
“When is The Stone going to be released?”
After the two of them exchanged greetings, they naturally talked about this matter.
"We are currently working on the post-production. If nothing goes wrong, it will be finished in March. I am tentatively planning to release it on May Day. What do you think?"
Ning Hao asked Zhou Qing for his opinion.
"May Day is good, it's a good time."
Zhou Qing agreed with this. In fact, Ning Hao's idea coincided with his.
After all, October 1st will see Cheng Long's "The Myth", and the Lunar New Year holiday will see Chen Shishi's "The Promise", as well as a host of other blockbusters such as "A Chinese Odyssey" and "If Love Is War".
There's really no pressure during the May Day period, it's just right.
As far as I can remember, there seems to be only one show called "Sanchakou". Although there are many stars joining in, the fighting power is not that strong.
There is absolutely no problem with "Crazy Stone" as it is.
"Then it's May Day."
Ning Hao nodded excitedly, and the matter was agreed upon happily.
"Oh, Aoko, about the film scheduling..."
The two sides chatted about other things for a while, and Ning Hao mentioned such an important matter.
Cinema scheduling is crucial to movie box office.
However, new works by newcomers like his are often not taken seriously by theaters and generally do not get high screening schedules.
So this matter really has to be left to Qingzi.
"I will discuss the scheduling with Mr. Han, and I can also let China Film Group handle the distribution, so you don't have to worry."
Zhou Qing said to Ning Hao in an affirmative tone.
Ning Hao finally felt relieved.
(End of this chapter)